Paint roller device



Sept. 14, 1965 c. w. ARCHIBALD PAINT ROLLER DEVICE Filed June 28, 1963Awe/Wm CA MPBELL Wflmmmw United States Patent 3,205,526 PAINT ROLLERDEVICE Campbell W. Archibald, Broadway Chamber, 204 Broadway, Newmarket,Auckland, New Zealand Filed June 28, 1963, Ser. No. 291,537 Claimspriority, application New Zealand, July 5, 1962, 132,492 3 Claims. (Cl.15-230.11)

This invention relates to roller devices for use in the painting of wallsurfaces.

In the painting of weatherboards which are laid horizontally and overlapone another, it is usually necessary to give particular attention topainting the overlaps. This consumes extra time and labour.

The object of the present invention is to provide a paint roller devicefor painting lapped weatherboards or the like, the roller device havingsuch a construction that it may be employed in applying paint to aweatherboard and an overlap in one operation.

Generally the invention consists of a paint roller device for use inpainting lapped weatherboards or the like comprising at least one rollerof a length to suit the width of a weatherboard, and a further rollerhaving its axis set substantially at right angles to the first rollerand a handle frame upon which the rollers are rotatably mounted, wherebywith the rollers charged with paint, the first roller can be employed toapply paint along a weatherboard and the other roller employed to applypaint to the edge of the overlap of an adjacent weatherboard in oneoperation.

In further describing the invention, reference will be made hereinafterto the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is an elevational view,

FIGURE 2 is a sectional side view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1,

FIGURE 3 is a plan and FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of the paintroller device;

FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of the device in use with its rollerspositioned under the overlap of a weatherboard edge.

In giving effect to the invention, as a preferred embodiment, there areprovided, two cylindrical rollers, 10, 11 each having a similar lengthto extend across the vertical width of a horizontal weatherboard. Theserollers 10, 11 are spaced a suitable distance apart with their axesparallel.

Between these two rollers 10, 11 is a further roller 12 positionedcentrally, so that an upper or outer portion of its periphery protrudesslightly beyond the ends of the two rollers 10, 11. This central roller12 is of a Width to extend across the width of the underside of theweatherboard overlap.

In this arrangement the axis of the central roller 12 is disposedsubstantially at right angles such as about 85 to the parallel axes ofthe other two rollers 10, 11.

A U-shaped handle frame 13 is shaped with a central portion 14 uponwhich is located a gripping sleeve or handle 15, preferably in a bracketcomprised by two parallel legs 16. Medial portions 17 are secured tocentral portion 14 by a fastener 17a and extend down and with outer endportions 18 straight and in parallel with one another forming axles uponwhich the two respective rollers 10, 11 are freely mounted. Washers 18aheld on end portions 18 by cotter pins 18b hold rollers 10, 11 on endportions 18. A secondary member 19 in this frame is secured by afastener 19a to and extends from the junction of portions 17 at theupper end of portions 17 and provides a pivotal axis for roller 12 thatis somewhat downwardly forwardly directed and is disposed at slightlyless than at right angles to the axles of the two rollers 10, 11; onthis member 19, the central roller 12 is freely mounted.

The three rollers 10, 11 and 12 are of a conventional nature by having apaint absorbing material surface. These surfaces can be as removablesleeves so that when worn, they can be replaced by new ones.

The rollers 10 and 11 are cylindrical and the central roller 12 istapered in its length and is of a sponke-like nature, that is, readilyabsorbent to liquids such as paint and at the same time resilientlydeformable. The outer rollers 10, 11 can also have a sponge likesurface. The end of the central roller 12 which is remote from handle 15is substantially in line with the outer periphery of the outer rollers10, 11.

For charging this roller device with paint or the like a special traycan be provided with a lip so that the central roller 12 can be chargedwith the paint at the same time as the two main rollers 10, 11.

In use, the device is held so that its two main rollers 10, 11 arelocated across the width or vertical surface of a weatherboard A and thecentral roller 12 is brought up against the underside or edge of theoverlap of an upper weatherboard. It is then a simple operation to runthe device along to apply paint to such surfaces simultaneously.

Whilst the invention has been described for use in painting lappedweatherboards, it may of course be employed to paint corner surfaces.

Having now described my invention what I claim is:

1. A paint roller device comprising a frame having a vertical centralportion comprised of two legs, a bracket attached to the centralportion, a handle mounted on the bracket, the legs extending downwardlyand then outwardly away from each other, end portions of the legsextending upwardly and being parallel to each other and spaced on eitherside of the vertical central portion and forming axles, a secondarymember fastened between the legs of the vertical central portion andextending transversely of the plane of said parallel end portions, saidsecondary member comprising a third axle, cylindrical rollers freelymounted on said parallel axles and having paint-absorbing materialsurfaces, a third roller freely mounted on the third axle and having asurface portion of paint-absorbing material extending upwardly beyondthe ends of said two cylindrical rollers whereby said rollers can applypaint simultaneously to a pair of surfaces which are disposedtransversely to each other.

2. A paint roller as claimed in claim 1, said third roller having aconical surface that diverges away from said frame.

3. A paint roller as claimed in claim 1, the upper ends of said legsforming a loop in which said third axle is disposed.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 471,515 3/92Tangenberg 15-42 767,026 8/04 White 118-225 X 2,813,292 11/57 McLendon15-230 2,904,813 9/59 Schleicher 15-145 X 2,936,474 5/60 Custer 15-2303,023,443 3/62 Brandeis 15-560 X FOREIGN PATENTS 137,559 12/02 Germany.813,368 9/51 Germany.

DANIEL BLUM, Primary Examiner. CHARLES A. WILLMUTH, Examiner.

1. A PAINT ROLLER DEVICE COMPRISING A FRAME HAVING A VERTICAL CENTRALPORTION COMPRISED OF TWO LEGS, A BRACKET ATTACHED TO THE CENTRALPORTION, A HANDLE MOUNTED ON THE BRACKET, THE LEGS EXTENDING DOWNWARDLYAND THEN OUTWARDLY AWAY FROM EACH OTHER, END PORTIONS OF THE LEGEXTENDING UPWARDLY AND BEING PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND SPACED ON EITHERSIDE OF THE VERTICAL CENTRAL PORTION AND FORMING AXLES, A SECONDARYMEMBER FASTENED BETWEEN THE LEGS OF THE VERTICAL CENTRAL PORTION ANDEXTENDING TRANSVERSELY OF THE PLANE OF SAID PARALLEL END PORTIONS, SAIDSECONDARY MEMBER COMPRISING A THIRD AXLES, CYLINDRICAL ROLLERS FREELYMOUNTED ON SAID PARALLEL AXLES AND HAVING PAINT-ABSORBING MATERIALSURFACES, A THIRD ROLLER FREELY MOUNTED ON THE THIRD AXLE AND HAVING ASURFACE PORTION OF PAINT-ABSORBING MATERIAL EXTENDING UPWARDLY BEYONDTHE ENDS OF SAID TWO CYLINDRICAL ROLLERS WHEREBY SAID ROLLERS CAN APPLYPAINT SIMULTANEOUSLY TO A PAIR OF SURFACE WHICH ARE DISPOSEDTRANSVERSELY TO EACH OTHER.